Written questions

Kinship Care: Finance

Commons · Question 14130 · Tabled 13 Nov 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 22 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of increasing the provision of financial support available to kinship carers.

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 22 Nov 2024

The department recognises the important role that kinship carers play in caring for some of the most vulnerable children and this government is determined to give every child the opportunities they deserve. Kinship carers play a crucial role in delivering...